On December 3, just a week after Thanksgiving, downtown Clayton will be transformed into a Christmas Village with decorated storefronts, holiday shopping and a merry attitude!
This is the third year that Clayton’s Main Street will close for 2-1/2 hours of music, holiday cheer, business open house and the traditional tree lighting on the Town Square. “Christmas Village & Tree Lighting” will be from 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm on December 3, organized by the Promotion Committee of the Clayton Downtown Development Association (CDDA).
The Tree Lighting ceremony will end at 8:30 pm this year due to comments from the public. “The event ended a little later last year so people would have more time to arrive and enjoy the festivities,” according to CDDA President Ed Knight. “But the overwhelming sentiment was that it was just too long, so we’re returning to an earlier close so the young children can enjoy the event before bedtime.”
Dance and choral performances by local students, local churches and others, the live nativity as well as the Tree Lighting ceremony are the main focus of the event. But, Mr. Knight noted, “The main focus is to bring the activities to the street and let people in Clayton know about the wonderful opportunities available in downtown Clayton.” All of the downtown restaurants will be open that night.
Clayton Mayor Jody McLeod will be the Master of Ceremonies and he will be accompanied by celebrity MC, Melanie Sanders, evening news anchor at NBC 17, who will stroll through downtown with the mayor prior to the Tree Lighting ceremony.
Another celebrity guest, Santa Claus, will be in downtown Clayton all night and will eventually make his way to the Town Square in a horse-drawn carriage for the Tree Lighting!
Dance and choral performances by local students, local churches and others, the live nativity as well as the Tree Lighting ceremony are the main focus of the event. But, Mr. Knight noted, “The main focus is to bring the activities to the street and let people in Clayton know about the wonderful opportunities available in downtown Clayton.” All of the downtown restaurants will be open that night.
Clayton Mayor Jody McLeod will be the Master of Ceremonies and he will be accompanied by celebrity MC, Melanie Sanders, evening news anchor at NBC 17, who will stroll through downtown with the mayor prior to the Tree Lighting ceremony.
Another celebrity guest, Santa Claus, will be in downtown Clayton all night and will eventually make his way to the Town Square in a horse-drawn carriage for the Tree Lighting!
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